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♪Loneliness on the Immortal Island of Penglai is advising people from the mortal world♪

♪That true love is hard to find♪

♪What will happen if you give up on love?♪

♪You can only be enlightened by chance♪

♪Fate pulled tricks on me, and the tears couldn't help but fall♪

♪The sorrow of separation and the butterflies in my dreams♪

♪Never regret my decision, even if I have to suffer in the Six Paths♪

♪Helpless against earthly rules and divine laws♪

♪I made countless attempts to create my own fate♪

♪To let down the blooming flowers and waste away my years♪

♪An air of melancholy surrounds me as the Bodhi leaves fall♪

[Immortal Samsara]

[Episode 13]

Why are you two fighting again?

If the Marshal finds out, you'll be punished.

Stop it.

Aoxuan.

Watch out!

Yumo!

Yumo.

Yumo.

Why are you always defending him?

Let me go.

What's so great about Yumo?

He's just an insignificant black fish.

I'm the Dragon Prince of the East Sea.

Let me go!

I'm going to save Yumo.

(Yumo might not fear fire.)

(But if he continues to burn,)

(his identity as a Nine Fins might get exposed.)

(This won't do.)

(I need to put out the fire.)

Save the trouble.

That is Blazing Dragon Flame of the Dragon Clan of the East Sea.

Your puny divine arts

don't stand a chance.

Yumo.

The gem you just consumed

will keep you safe.

Don't be afraid.

You'll be fine.

A mere attendant can't possibly have anything good.

You'll watch him turn into fish crisp.

Aoxuan.

You're heartless.

I will never marry you!

You can't save him.

Just stay with me.

Once I become the Lord of the Four Seas,

you'll be my queen.

I will be good to you.

(This is the Light of Ashes of the Nine Fins.)

(Is Yumo a descendant of the Nine Fins?)

Well?

Are you convinced?

What's all this ruckus at this late hour?

What's going on?

Marshal.

I was sparring with Yumo.

But he suddenly...

Nonsense.

You were the one who set him on fire.

Yumo.

Yumo.

How are you feeling?

I'm fine.

Just a little hot.

Hot?

Let me cool you down.

You're still alive?

How could a mere black fish

survive the Blazing Dragon Flame?

Marshal.

There must be something fishy about him.

Marshal.

It's like this.

I'm not sure if you've heard of the Snow Lingzhi.

The Snow Lingzhi is an immortal herb of the Aquatic Clan.

Eating it helps to restore the immortal spirit.

Yumo consumed a Snow Lingzhi.

That's how he survived.

Where did you get such a precious immortal herb?

Everyone in the Nine Heavens knows this.

My sister, Zhixi saved Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

To repay the deed,

His Majesty gifted the Snow Lingzhi to her.

She then gifted it to me.

Plus, Yumo and I are good friends.

I heard he received punishment from you.

So I gave him the Snow Lingzhi.

That's how he was saved.

That was a really long story.

Why aren't you staying put at Sovereign Lord Yingyuan's palace

but hanging out

at my place at this hour?

Get yourself back there.

Yes.

I shall take my leave.

And you rascals just can't learn.

Was the punishment not harsh enough?

Is the Xuanxin Cliff a place to spar?

Celestial Deity Beiming

spent thousands of years raising the rare spiritual beasts.

What if you rascals hurt them?

Burned them?

Will you be able to bear the consequence?

From today on,

Aoxuan,

Yandan...

No, no.

Yumo.

You two.

Go back to your own rooms.

Reflect on your mistakes.

Without my permission,

none will step one foot outside!

Yes.

[Yanxu Heavenly Palace]

Your Majesty.

I have something to ask.

Your Majesty should know this.

Yandan has no interest in divinity

or cultivation.

Her post at Yanxu Heavenly Palace

has been weighing her down.

Yandan and I are very close.

I can't bear to see her struggle.

Could you send her back to Xuanxin Cliff?

Is this what Yandan wants?

A fire broke out at Xuanxin Cliff last night.

In order to save her friend, Yumo,

Yandan gifted the precious Snow Lingzhi away.

Yandan has known Celestial Deity Beiming for a long time.

They're good friends.

Now, another confidant has appeared.

If it were me,

I'd wish to go back too.

How big-hearted of her.

You may rise.

You gouged out your heart.

But you're asking grace for someone else.

Isn't there anything you want?

I heard Yanxu Heavenly Palace

has a divine art named Flying Strings.

It uses the qin.

A very unusual art.

I'm very interested in it.

I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to teach me.

This is the gist of Flying Strings.

Have you memorized it?

Yes.

Back in the Land Under the Horizon,

I taught you the Excelling Spell.

To learn the art,

one needs to get rid of unnecessary thoughts

and have a pure heart and mind.

Cultivation is about training the heart.

Do you understand?

(Excelling Spell?)

(Luckily, I learned the skill.)

Of course I remember

what you taught me.

(She's lying to my face)

(and shows no remorse.)

(Punishing Zhixi is easy.)

(But how should I punish her)

(without hurting Yandan?)

(I'll have to think this through.)

(His Majesty taught Zhixi the Excelling Spell.)

(Right.)

(I thought I was the one in his dreams.)

(But he's never once called out my name in the dreams.)

(After all, Yingyuan is only in love)

(with the one who stayed by his side in the Land Under the Horizon.)

(In his eyes,)

(the wife whom he grew old with isn't me,)

(but Zhixi.)

I'm still injured.

My powers are unstable.

I apologize.

I'm willing to receive punishment.

♪The most bitter memories♪

♪Come from the frosty moon♪

♪As time passes, the grass withers and the flowers fall♪

♪To drown oneself in sorrow♪

[Goudan Abode]

♪For one drop of tear♪

♪Obsessed with forgetting♪

♪To be oceans apart♪

♪Until you turn around♪

♪And think♪

♪Of me♪

♪The deepest affinity♪

♪Hidden within the darkness♪

♪Love is all-embracing♪

♪Loneliness marks me on my chest♪

♪With my longing for you♪

♪Your clear eyes are like the fragments of the moon♪

♪Even after ridding all desires♪

♪Your face is still imprinted in my mind♪

♪As the cycle continues♪

♪I lost my mind due to such longing♪

♪You're an autumn breeze♪

♪In the bustling human world♪

♪Forming a bed of flower petals♪

♪Will you shed tears♪

♪Over the truth of the mortal world?♪

♪You're the unattainable autumn moon♪

♪High up in the sky♪

♪Yet restrain your glow, dare not to show your light♪

♪Together with♪

♪One's beloved in a dream♪

♪Our lives are short♪

♪Yet we suffer for love♪

♪People who yearn for love bite off more than they can chew♪

♪The night appears bleak to me♪

♪While my hatred♪

♪And remorse accumulate at night♪

♪As the wind blows and the flowers bloom♪

♪I could not forget the things I was supposed to♪

♪Not separating all the love birds♪

♪You're an autumn breeze♪

♪In the bustling human world♪

♪Forming a bed of flower petals♪

♪Will you shed tears♪

♪Over the truth of the mortal world?♪

♪You're the unattainable autumn moon♪

♪High up in the sky♪

♪Yet restrain your glow, dare not to show your light♪

♪Together with♪

♪One's beloved in a dream♪

♪After bidding you farewell♪

♪Years have gone by and much has changed♪

♪Through the mountains and sea, there's no place my heart can be♪

♪No number of lifetimes will be enough♪

♪For our parting♪

♪With the root of love still intact♪

♪Maybe we can grow old together as mortals♪

♪We dare to visit the end of the world with our love♪

♪To the human world♪

♪At a splendid timing♪

♪You and I will be together again♪

♪When the lotus blooms♪

[Qianyun Palace]

Fairy Yandan, what brings you here?

You know me?

Of course.

You and Sovereign Lord Yingyuan

worked together

to oust the demon spy at Qianyun Palace.

The attendants of Qianyun Palace are indebted to you.

That was all His Majesty's doing.

I only helped from the side

and got lucky.

Don't say that.

Fairy Yandan, you are brave and smart.

I also heard

that your sister, Zhixi,

had gouged out her heart to save His Majesty.

You and your sister

are respectable heroines.

Is there something derelict

that you'd like burned?

You can hand it to me.

This agarwood incense burner

is finely crafted.

It's as good as new.

Fairy Yandan.

Are you sure you want to burn it?

Please wait here, then.

Your Supreme Majesty.

I've checked.

Fairy Zhixi was indeed

asked to stay by Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

The rumor is true.

His Majesty is fond of her.

Not only does he look out for her,

but he also personally taught her the qin

and divine arts.

His Majesty also gifted the Snow Lingzhi from you

to Fairy Zhixi's younger sister.

Looks like

I have to make a trip to Yanxu Heavenly Palace.

Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Supreme Majesty.

Is she Fairy Zhixi who saved you?

Yes, she is.

Fairy Zhixi selflessly helped Yingyuan.

You're not only Yingyuan's savior,

but you're also the Heavenly Court's benefactor.

Your Supreme Majesty is too kind.

I only carried out my duty.

You are the Magical Pavilion's vice curator.

Since when did your duty

include treating ailments and saving others?

There have been a lot of rumors circling in the Heavenly Court.

Supposedly, you and Yingyuan are in a secret relationship.

Is there any truth in it?

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan has brought peace to the world.

His Majesty's well-being

directly affects the Three Realm's well-being.

I saved him for the sake of the Heavenly Realm.

There was no hidden agenda.

And I dare not covet anything from His Majesty.

Your sacrifice should be rewarded.

But if you harbor any secret feelings,

that is against the Heavenly Rules

and you will be punished accordingly.

This is the Severing Cord.

You two will be bound with the Red String.

If the string breaks, it means there is no love.

If it doesn't, there is love.

Whether you'll be rewarded or punished,

it will be swiftly known.

The Nine Heavens have been in existence for ages.

The lessons from Sixuan

and your teachings,

I dare not forget.

Naturally, I have no problem being tested with the Severing Cord.

My conscience is clear.

I'm willing to be tested to prove my innocence.

I'm sure the result will not disappoint you.

Alright.

Yingyuan has never let me down.

Fairy Zhixi is of noble character.

I shall bestow you with a grace.

What would you like?

Speak your mind.

I am devoted to the Heavenly Court.

I saved His Majesty for the beings of the Heavenly Realm.

I ask for no reward.

Fairy Zhixi, you've made a great contribution to the Heavenly Court.

Yet you ask for no reward.

Alright.

I see that you're truly righteous.

Don't you have a younger sister?

She asked for you to be blessed at the Jade Pool Festivity.

Is that right?

You are the brains while your sister is the brawn.

Two halves of a whole.

How about this?

I will make an exception for your sister not to go through mortal hardship.

She is allowed to observe the ascension ceremony.

I'll fulfill your sisterly bond.

What do you think?

Thank you for the blessing, Your Supreme Majesty.

[Yanxu Heavenly Palace]

Yingyuan.

Throughout the Three Realms' vast history,

how much calamity

were caused by attachment?

Your mother was one of them.

Only when the immortals are without attachment

can the Three Realms be kept safe.

I hope you remember how your mother died

and the suffering her people endured.

You must not make any mistakes,

lest the Three Realms are once again thrown into turmoil.

Please rest assured, Your Supreme Majesty.

I will obey the Heavenly Rules,

live up to my mother's spirit,

devote myself to protecting the world,

and ensure peace for all.

(Yandan.)

(I know you were the one at the cottage.)

(But the Heavenly Rules are above all.)

(I must not disobey it at any cost.)

(So what am I to do with you?)

To celebrate Your Majesty's return,

His Supreme Majesty gave a decree

to hold a festivity at the Jade Pool two days later,

and he will personally cast a spell

to make the lotuses in the Jade Pool

bloom overnight.

His Supreme Majesty has ordered

that every palace to send manpower

to the Jade Pool to collect divine dew

to be used during the festival.

Get Yandan

to collect divine dew.

Yes, Your Majesty.

How come you're admiring the flowers alone, Your Majesty?

How about I keep you company?

No need.

All these years,

I'm sure my feelings and actions

speak clearly to you.

Why couldn't you even let me

admire the flowers with you?

You think I do not know what you're after?

There is no shortcut to cultivation.

Taking care of the heart comes before cultivation.

If your heart is not pure,

forget being an immortal spirit,

not even the Nine Heavens has a place for you.

As the curator of a pavilion,

you should set a good example.

Do you not know your faults?

You lack self-respect.

Everything I did

was in reverence of you.

I hoped that one day,

I could also be a blessing to the Three Realms as you are.

Your Majesty.

How could you criticize me and slander me

like this?

When you are in the world,

get hold of yourself.

I hope you could

practice what you preach, Curator Yingdeng.

Have self-respect.

Obey the Heavenly Rules.

Remove any impure and selfish thoughts.

I will remember

your advice, Your Majesty.

However,

talking about others is easy.

But keeping yourself in check is hard.

Is Your Majesty

truly able to do what you said?

To have a pure heart

and obey the Heavenly Rules?

The dew is clearest when the lotus blooms.

Yandan.

Collect the dew here.

Make sure to fill the bottle before sunset.

I'll go over there.

Yandan.

The lotus flower's fragrance has a calming effect.

It is beneficial for your injuries.

You can stay here

for a while longer.

No need to leave so soon.

Did Your Majesty ask me to collect divine dew

because of that?

Yandan.

Actually...

Zhixi's injury is more serious than mine.

She should've come.

Not me.

You work at Yanxu Heavenly Palace.

Zhixi does not.

Five hundred years ago,

you two first took on human form.

Zhixi was distraught.

Whereas you stayed with her and calmed her down.

You showed no signs of fear.

It was as if you were the older sister.

That happened so long ago.

There's no need to bring it up.

When I was in the Land Under the Horizon,

I also came across lotuses in full bloom.

But I couldn't see them.

I could only smell them.

But the lotuses back then

were much more impressive than these lotuses.

The lotuses at the Heavenly Court grow magnificently,

but they have an air of austerity.

I wonder how the lotuses of the mortal world are.

Are they more exuberant?

More alive?

Zhixi

has received a grace

from His Supreme Majesty.

She is exempted from mortal suffering.

So you need not do it in her place.

I'm sorry.

I broke my promise.

I couldn't see "The Tale of The Genesis Hero."

Could you

put on the show one more time

at Yanxu Heavenly Palace?

This time...

I will not miss it.

It's okay, Your Majesty.

It's fine you missed it.

There's no need to make up for it.

I need to collect the divine dew.

Please excuse me.

Luming.

Have you ever had that feeling?

As if someone is living in your heart.

They're all you can think about.

There's no avoiding it.

I can't seem to forget him.

What an annoying feeling.

Never mind.

I doubt you've ever felt that.

If you wish to drown your pain with wine,

then today,

I will drink with you as much as you want.

We'll drink till we drop.

I'm doing my best to avoid him,

to not see him.

But today, I saw him again at the Jade Pool.

He kept talking about the Land Under the Horizon.

I guess he's really pleased that the person who saved him

was Zhixi.

I finally understand why

love is forbidden in the Heavenly Realm.

Love really is a painful thing.

It's worse

than being struck by thunder strikes.

Luming.

I feel miserable.

So miserable.

Do you understand that feeling?

If I got you a potion to forget him,

will you drink it?

I won't.

Compared to pain,

it will be worse to forget him.

The time spent in the Land Under the Horizon was too wonderful.

I really miss it.

If you go on like this,

you'll drive yourself crazy.

To be honest,

sometimes, a person

should let it all go.

Follow your heart.

It's fine to dream again.

To dream again?

(Yandan.)

(I can't let you sink deeper.)

(If you continue to lose yourself in this love,)

(you'll get yourself killed.)

(Even if you take on Zhixi's appearance,)

(I still know it's you.)

(Yandan,)

(I'm sorry.)

(For your safety,)

(I cannot let you know.)

[Yuqing Palace]

Your Supreme Majesty.

Your Majesty.

It has been confirmed

that Curator Yingdeng was indeed poisoned by the lotus

around midnight last night.

The physician said

that although the Four-Leaf Lotus can heal all things,

but when its root is mixed with cinnabar,

it becomes poisonous.

I've served the Heavenly Court for thousands of years.

I never took a day off.

But now,

I was poisoned by someone wicked.

I implore Your Supreme Majesty to stand up for me.

Rest assured, Curator Yingdeng.

There are only two people

who are of Four-Leaf Lotus descent in the whole Nine Heavens.

They're in Yanxu Heavenly Palace.

I've summoned them.

I believe that Lord Sovereign Yingyuan is just.

He will get to the bottom of this

and do you justice.

Your Supreme Majesty.

The lotus sisters

are good-natured.

They wouldn't break the Heavenly Rules

and purposely harm others.

My artifact spirit is severely damaged.

If I hadn't noticed it in time,

I probably wouldn't even be standing here.

His Majesty is kind.

Naturally, he wouldn't think maliciously of his own people.

But one never knows a person's true intention.

Most likely,

it was because Zhixi stole the artifact

and was punished by me.

Hence they started to resent me.

And because His Majesty dotes on them,

they thought they could poison others without repercussion.

-Greetings, Your Supreme Majesty. -Greetings, Your Supreme Majesty.

-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

I have something to ask.

Fairy Zhixi and Fairy Yandan.

Where were you

around midnight last night?

What were you doing?

His Majesty has been having bad dreams.

So last night, I brought some As You Wish wine

and kept watch in His Majesty's room the whole night.

That means it was Fairy Yandan who poisoned me.

In this world,

no one else possesses the root of the Four-Leaf Lotus.

You wicked thing.

In order to get back at me for sending Zhixi to the gallows,

you tried to kill me.

What poison?

I was poisoned with a refined toxin made of Four-Leaf Lotus root.

I almost died.

His Majesty has given orders

to investigate this.

I did not poison anyone.

Then speak.

Where were you last night?

You are standing right here, Curator.

You're in no danger.

I doubt the supposed poison is that serious.

So...

Today,

Yandan dared to poison an official who works for the Heavenly Court.

Who knows if she'd harm anyone else?

A wicked person like her

cannot be forgiven.

Zhixi.

Yandan is different.

She has a complete heart of the lotus.

She won't die from heavenly punishment.

You mustn't let your personal feelings get in the way.

I do not have the proof right now.

But I really did not poison her.

Is there a record of the immortals

on duty last night?

According to the records,

Fairy Yandan did leave the palace around midnight,

but she returned within two hours.

The truth has come to light.

It's clear.

Your Majesties, please render punishment

as a warning to evildoers.

Yandan is my sister.

I know her better than anyone else.

She can be a little wild,

but she's got a good heart.

This must be a misunderstanding.

Yandan couldn't have poisoned anyone

or harmed them.

Please exert justice, Your Majesties.

Enough.

No more quibbling.

The evidence is irrefutable.

The culprit is none other than Yandan.

Yingyuan.

She works at Yanxu Heavenly Palace.

You can decide how she will be punished.

But this person has ulterior motives.

She must not be allowed to stay at Yanxu Heavenly Palace.

Your Majesty.

Do you not believe me either?

Is Your Majesty trying to cover up for your palace attendant?

She is merely an attendant.

So why is she so important to His Majesty?

If other immortals hear about this,

it could be seen as Your Majesty bending the rules for his own sake.

Yingyuan.

As the Sovereign Lord,

you should be an example.

I hope you remain impartial,

fair, and just.

Give the Curator

and the Heavenly Realm an explanation.

Do not disappoint me.

I swear

I did no such thing.

Plotting against a divine official

is punishable by the heavenly fire.

Incarcerate Yandan in the Heavenly Prison.

In three days,

I will personally send her to the Heavenly Gallows.

From now on,

I hope you will behave yourself

and get rid of your distracting thoughts.

Please reconsider, Your Majesty.

Yandan is being framed.

Take her away.

Yes, Your Majesty.

♪The most bitter memories come from the frosty moon♪

♪As time passes, the grass withers and the flowers fall♪

♪To drown oneself in sorrow for one drop of tear♪

♪Obsessed with forgetting♪

♪To be oceans apart♪

♪Until you turn around♪

♪And think of me♪

♪The deepest affinity, hidden within the darkness♪

♪Love is all-embracing♪

♪Loneliness marks me on my chest with my longing for you♪

♪Your clear eyes are like the fragments of the moon♪

♪Even after ridding all desires♪

♪Your face is still imprinted in my mind♪

♪As the cycle continues, I lost my mind due to such longing♪♪

♪You're an autumn breeze in the bustling human world♪

♪Forming a bed of flower petals♪

♪Will you shed tears over the truth of the mortal world?♪

♪You're the unattainable autumn moon high up in the sky♪

♪Yet restrain your glow, dare not to show your light♪

♪Together with one's beloved in a dream♪

♪After bidding you farewell, years have gone by and much has changed♪

♪Through the mountains and sea, there's no place my heart can be♪

♪No number of lifetimes will be enough for our parting♪

♪With the root of love still intact, maybe we can grow old together as mortals♪

♪We dare to visit the end of the world with our love♪

♪To the human world at a splendid timing♪

♪You and I will be together again when the lotus blooms♪